which player did nolan ryan strike out the most

Nolan Ryan has the most career strikeouts, with 371 strikeouts.

NAME SO SEASON TM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1966
NYM NYM
2 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
29
1968
NYM NYM
21
44
2
5
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
47
5
0
1
0
0
0
.114
.152
.114
.266
-1
-5.3
.128
-20
-5.6
3 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
14
1969
NYM NYM
25
29
3
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
32
3
0
3
0
0
1
.103
.103
.103
.207
-2
-5.2
.094
-48
-5.4
4 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
21
1970
NYM NYM
27
45
2
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
47
8
0
2
0
0
0
.178
.178
.178
.356
0
-5.7
.161
-5
-6.2
5 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
21
1971
NYM NYM
30
47
4
6
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
53
8
1
3
0
0
1
.128
.180
.170
.350
0
-5.5
.167
0
-5.8
6 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
48
1972
CAL CAL
39
96
4
13
5
1
0
3
2
0
1
0
99
20
6
1
0
0
0
.135
.153
.208
.361
0
-9.7
.165
6
-9.4
7 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1973
CAL CAL
8 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1974
CAL CAL
9 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1975
CAL CAL
10 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1976
CAL CAL
11 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1977
CAL CAL
12 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1978
CAL CAL
13 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1979
CAL CAL
14 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
29
1980
HOU HOU
35
70
5
6
0
0
1
6
7
0
0
1
83
9
1
5
1
0
0
.086
.167
.129
.295
-2
-10.9
.149
-12
-10.4
15 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
18
1981
HOU HOU
21
51
3
11
1
0
0
1
5
0
0
0
60
12
1
4
0
0
1
.216
.286
.235
.521
4
-2.8
.251
60
-2.6
16 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
37
1982
HOU HOU
35
83
5
10
0
0
0
3
5
0
0
0
94
10
0
6
0
0
1
.120
.170
.120
.291
-2
-12.8
.143
-15
-12.1
17 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
29
1983
HOU HOU
29
69
3
5
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
75
5
0
4
0
0
0
.072
.099
.072
.171
-5
-13.7
.084
-55
-13.3
18 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
26
1984
HOU HOU
30
61
3
6
2
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
68
8
2
5
0
0
1
.098
.127
.131
.258
-3
-10.2
.121
-31
-10
19 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
21
1985
HOU HOU
35
63
2
7
2
0
0
4
4
0
0
1
82
9
2
14
1
0
1
.111
.162
.143
.305
-2
-11
.145
-13
-10.6
20 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
22
1986
HOU HOU
30
59
1
6
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
1
63
6
0
3
0
0
2
.102
.117
.102
.218
-4
-10.9
.102
-44
-10.6
21 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
22
1987
HOU HOU
34
65
2
4
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
73
7
1
7
0
0
2
.062
.076
.108
.183
-6
-14.8
.082
-60
-14.7
22 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
34
1988
HOU HOU
33
70
1
4
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
0
81
4
0
7
0
0
1
.057
.108
.057
.165
-5
-13.8
.087
-53
-13.5
23 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1989
TEX TEX
24 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1990
TEX TEX
25 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1991
TEX TEX
Total 371 424 852 40 94 10 2 2 36 38 0 3 3 957 114 14 65 2 0 11 .110 .148 .134 .282 -28 -132.4 .135 -21 -130.1
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